How To Train Your Dragon 2: The 10 best ever movie dragons

With the release of How To Train Your Dragon 2 this week, here’s a look at the flying cinematic beasts that have wowed us down the years. Things could get a bit fiery…

10. The dragons in Reign of Fire (2002)

If you pitched a movie with Christian Bale, Matthew McConaughey and Gerard Butler fighting giant dragons in a post-apocalyptic world in a Hollywood boardroom today, you would be hailed as a genius – although the suits might ask you to drop Gerard Butler.

But back in 2002, nobody batted an eyelid, as Reign of Fire did decent if unspectacular box office. Mean dragons though.

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9. Elliott – Pete’s Dragon (1977)

From dragons that would rip you in two as soon as look at you to a cuddly fella who just wants to be your friend.

Not sure how he can fly with those tiny wings, mind.

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8. Draco – Dragonheart (1996)

Before he directed the first Fast and the Furious movie (and the execrable xXx, or as it’s known to no one.. ‘Small x, Big X, Small x again’), Rob Cohen was in charge of this fantasy adventure, in which Dennis Quaid bickers with a dragon voiced by Sean Connery.

Like every Sean Connery role, the dragon is played as Sean Connery.

Amazingly, the finished movie isn’t as bad as it sounds. Although it comes pretty close.